The Research and Special Programs Administration’s (RSPA) Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) will conduct a public meeting on Wednesday, May 28, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.at Loews L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Ballroom A, Lobby Level, Washington, DC to discuss possible improvements in data submissions to the National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS). Possible improvements are more detailed pipeline attributes, more accurate pipeline locational data, and delineation of natural gas transmission high consequence areas. The potential for collecting annual report data through data submitted to the NPMS will also be discussed.

The public may attend the meeting, and an opportunity will be provided for the public to make short statements on the topics under discussion. Anyone wishing to make an oral statement should notify Jean Milam, (202) 493-0967, not later than May 19, 2003, on the topic of the statement and the length of the presentation. The presiding officer at each meeting may deny any request to present an oral statement and may limit the time of any presentation. You may also submit written comments to the Dockets Facility [Docket No. RSPA-97-2426].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Fischer, OPS, (202) 366-6267 or Richard Huriaux, OPS, (202) 366-4565, regarding the subject matter of this notice. Additional information about the NPMS and the “National Pipeline Mapping System Standards for Pipeline and Liquefied Natural Gas Operator Submissions” can be found at www.npms.rspa.dot.gov.